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What does deficient means?

Updated: 9/23/2023
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de·fi·cien·cy

dəˈfiSHənsē/

noun

noun: deficiency; plural noun: deficiencies

a lack or shortage.

"vitamin A deficiency in children"

synonyms: insufficiency, lack, shortage, want, dearth, inadequacy, deficit, shortfall; More scarcity, paucity, absence, deprivation, shortness

"a vitamin deficiency"

antonyms: surplus

a failing or shortcoming.

"they did not like having the deficiencies of their city pointed out to them"

synonyms: defect, fault, flaw, imperfection, weakness, weak point, inadequacy, shortcoming, limitation, failing

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Deficient means something lacks something. "This meal is deficient in protein" means it lacks protein.

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dificient mean not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient

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